Hi

I am trying to install Visual Studio Code on my 12\" iPad Pro - so there is pleanty of poke there.

I find the Visual Studio Code downloads and I click on Down Load for Mac and I get a zip file !!!!

How can I install this zip file on my iPad ?

Thanks

Nigel

Hi

I am trying to install Visual Studio Code on my 12\" iPad Pro - so there is pleanty of poke there.

I find the Visual Studio Code downloads and I click on Down Load for Mac and I get a zip file !!!!

How can I install this zip file on my iPad ?

Thanks

Nigel

Nigel Price
I figured I would pop in years later and say that I have a bit of a work around. But it requires connectivity.

code-server running on a machine with WAN access, DNS and reverse proxy. Though I guess you could just run it raw.

 https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/remote/vscode-server
 
UnRaid + SWAG + Code Server

koldfusion cool

i was also thinking maybe run on rpi and attach to iPad lol 

Try B4X
https://www.b4x.com/

Other option is to run VS Code on a browser

https://vscode.dev/

Nigel Price 

Hello!

It is possible to use Visual Studio Code web-based, which is a great way to use it, but it is limited to use. If you want to access Visual Studio Code on your iPad, you will need to do so through any browser, such as the built-in Safari. You can access it here: https://vscode.dev/. I hope that was helpful.

Regards

Lucas

Heyy just wanted to mention that you can always just use vscode.dev for an online in-browser version of vscode, this also works in safari

Keksi Aye - and open any GitHub repo in your browser and press “.”

Blew me away the first time I tried that!

There is no way to do that unless, microsoft comes out with a version for ipad. But, there is an interesting way to code on ipad, you should try Coda. I´ve purchase it over a year now for my 6th generation ipad, and it works like a charm!

Nigel Price 

What about this option… 

If you need to run VSC install it on a super portable computer? And remote into it?

Raspberry Pi.

I don’t know how many resources the portable VSC would need but there are lots of different options for the rPI (1, 4, 8 GB) and storage is on board microSD or usb flash drive?

I guess it depends on your use case and how much resources you would need.

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/raspberry-pi

I haven’t done it but might try it.. 

Tokishira 

Nigel Price until now we can’t install. But it would be better if Microsoft and Apple together colab and make such wonderful software’s available to the users. It is possible for both of the companies to make it possible but they don’t have time for that instead they show in every possible ways how we can outshine others. If in future it is available it will be good to see how well they take manage of the screen and hardware because iPad is capable of performing serious tasks without losing performance. Once we have also demanded that Adobe PC version of photoshop should be there but now it is there to manage of powerfully loaded iPad Pro. Adobe has done a fantastic work by listening to the customers what they wanted and Yes PC version works absolutely perfect in iPad Pro. But back to the topic Microsoft and Apple should understand that it will be advantage for both if they provide Xcode or VS code to iPad.......

Nigel Price 
See https://medium.com/@ow/its-finally-possible-to-code-web-apps-on-an-ipad-pro-90ad9c1fb59a
OR if you are a mac user try Parallels \"Access\"software to run it from your computer in a \"native-like\" way.

HI, Nigel Price

There is currently no way of running Visual Studio Code directly on your iPad Pro.

The easiest way to enable coding and lots of other 'traditional computer stuff' on an iPad, is not running it directly, but installing a remote access app and connect to your Mac or PC at home through it, and get stuff done that way.

For Windows I would recommend Microsoft Remote Desktop, which is free and has awesome apps for Windows, macOS, iOS and iPadOS.

For Macintosh, the easiest way without fiddling with IP addresses and VNC clients, is to install TeamViewer on it as a server on your Mac or PC at home (use a decent password please), and connect to it with the TeamViewer app on your iPad.

I was looking into getting an iPad Pro myself, mainly for doing some code in the early hours, sitting in the couch with my dog. Currently I am doing this with my MacBook Pro i7, which is both super fast and noisy... and the noise drives me crazy so I need an alternative.

Because there's not much to see in the iPadOS App Store when you are looking for coding software, I decided to buy a used, fanless Surface Pro (5) from eBay and use that instead... (Sorry, Apple...) which is on it's way to me now.

TLDR: Coding on the iPad Pro is currently only possible by remote-accessing a real PC or MAC. The alternative is buying a Surface Pro or GO instead, if you prefer a tablet. Otherwise, get a laptop instead, its cheaper.

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TLDR: Coding on the iPad Pro is currently only possible by remote-accessing a real PC or MAC. The alternative is buying a Surface Pro or GO instead, if you prefer a tablet. Otherwise, get a laptop instead, its cheaper.

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Not true. I love Visual Studio Code and use it on my Surface Pro 4 and my desktop computer, but when I want to work on my new iPad Pro, I use a tool called Working Copy.

I happen to run my own self-hosted GitLab CE server, but Working Copy accesses Github, too. WC is a solid GUI for repository management and it supports in-app code editing (or editing in any other app on the iPad) and commits and syncs, too.

WC is obviously not VSC, but in a pinch -- like working on a plane or a train -- it's a competent Git client with a functional built-in text editor.

I'd much rather see a good iPadOS implementation of Visual Studio Code, but WC with my GitLab server are perfectly adequate for what I need.

I hope there are few alternatives like Coda, Buffereditor, iOctocat, Textastic for editing. You can test and try.:)